| ▲ | dreamcompiler 6 days ago | |||||||
TIL there are no coal plants in the UK. How long has this been true? | ||||||||
| ▲ | Liftyee 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
The last coal power plant was shut down in late 2024. I remember checking the grid power stats before then and often seeing 0 MW of coal generated power. | ||||||||
| ▲ | toomuchtodo 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
Britain's last coal-fired power plant shuts down - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41734993 - October 2024 (95 comments) UK to finish with coal power after 142 years - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41695587 - September 2024 (63 comments) Britain's reliance on coal-fired power set to end after 140 years - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41443347 - September 2024 (70 comments) | ||||||||
| ▲ | pjc50 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
There's a slight fudge: the largest coal plant, Drax, is still in operation - burning wood pellets imported from the US and Canada. In theory this is CO2-neutral. But it could go back to coal in an emergency with some enabling legislation. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | arethuza 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Last year: | ||||||||